Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi

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The Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy
merableth part of a cubic finger having the immersion of audārikagrahanayogyavarganā (pudgalavargaņā fit to be received for the formation of gross body). Similarly, the innumerableth part of a cubic finger should be understood lesser and lesser also. On account of this decrease (oyūnata) even there being the perception of the gross body having less number of ultimate atoms, the co-existent luminous and karmic bodies having much more number of ultimate atoms successively are not perceptible.
Speech, respiration and mind lie in between the luminous and karmic bodies. That is, varganās which undergo transformations as sound at the time of speaking are finer than the receivable vargaņās of the luminous body. And vargaņās which undergo transformation as respiration of beings are finer than these bhāṣāvarganās. From this fact, it is inferable how much more fine are karmavarganās, but the number of ultimate atoms are more in them. This analysis throws light upon the outlines of the nature of those things which undergo transformation as karma.
In addition to these karmavarganās, there are stated to be the following vargaņās, viz. dhruvavargaņā (fixed molecule), sāntaranirantara-vargaņā (Inter-non-inter-molecule) (or adhruvavargaņā-non-fixed molecule), śūnyavargaņā (iudifferent molecule), pratyekaśarīravargaņā (individual body-molecule), dhruva-śūnya-vargaņā (fixed indifferent molecule), bādaranigoda-varganā (gross-common-body-molecule), śūnyavargaņā (indifferent molecule), sūkşmanigoda-vargaņā (finer-commonbody-molecule), śūnyavargaņā or nabhavargaņā (indifferent or sphere-molecule) and mahāskandhavargaņā (great molecule). 1
1. Aņusaṁkhāsaṁkhejjāņamtā ya agejjagehim amtariyā,
Āhāratejabhāsāmaņakammaiyā dhuvakkhamdhā, Sāṁtaranirastareņa ya sunnā patteyadehadbuvasuņnā Bādaraņigodasuņņā suhumanigodā ņabho mahakkamdhā, GS., Jiva., 594, 595, p. 294;